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President Obama announces limitations on use of NSA-collected data, puts database in the hands of third party
1/17/2014 4:28:00 PM
The scandal surrounding the NSA's data collection and surveillance programs seem never ending. Almost every week there are new revelations as to the extend of the spying, which covers everything from social networks, to phone calls, text messages and location data. President Obama has already sought to assuage the public's fears once by suggesting reforms to the programs, now it's time for round two. At a speech today, the commander in chief announced efforts to limit the use of bulk-collected data and a new process for reviewing data-collection policies. While the NSA wont stop sucking up information anytime soon, added oversight and periodic audits will work to ensure the private data of average citizens is protected not just against governmental abuse, but also external parties that would seek to steal that information. There will also be annual reviews of the priorities and policies used to collect and analyze the data that will involve the heads of multiple departments and agencies. And, to the extent possible, the presidential directive promises to declassify and release the details of those policies to the public. There is still the potential for more reforms, as the president told the American public "the work has begun," but it has certainly not ended.
However, the president spent almost as much time discussing what led us to this place as he did talking about plans to reform our spying programs.
You'll find the full presidential directive after the break.
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